Compare towns
Victory vs Moriah vs Lemington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Moriah has the oldest housing (typical home built 1951).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Victory | Moriah | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
4,483Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 66% above U.S. |
56.7±3 46% above U.S. |
53.8±22.6Lowest 38% above U.S. |
| Victory and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lemington and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.4%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.2%±23.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Victory and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±9.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Moriah and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $63,113±$6kHighest 22% below U.S. |
$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Moriah and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$138,400±$14kHighest 58% below U.S. |
| Lemington and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $832±$165 41% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 20% below U.S. |
$2,644Highest 15% below U.S. |
$2,365Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.2%±25.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Moriah and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±12.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lemington and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #380 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.